Pittsburgh City Fire Fighters Local No. 1 v. Barr

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County sustaining preliminary objections to appellant’s complaint in mandamus to compel appellee, the City of Pittsburgh (City), to submit to the grievance procedures of the Act of 1947, June 30, P.L. 1183, as amended, 43 P.S. §215.1.

Appellant, Pittsburgh City Fire Fighters (Fire Fighters) is an organization representing firemen employed by appellee in the bureau of fire. In 1960, City granted a wage increase to the firemen but refused Fire Fighters’ demand for a wage formula tying in the…